Lola's Alphabet Train vs Pengrun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lola's Alphabet Train
This educational game helps children aged 3-7 master reading skills through engaging alphabet games. It features letter recognition, spelling, memory challenges, and word-picture association, with rewards and a story to keep kids motivated. The app also supports learning in multiple languages.
- Five alphabet games
- Letter recognition
- Spelling games
- Memory games
- Word-picture association
- Progress tracker
- Multiple languages
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All aboard the learning train for a fun time! Specifically designed for 3-7 year olds, Lola’s Alphabet Train is a guaranteed way to keep your children coming back for more fun as they master their reading skills! SEVERAL EXCITING GAMES IN ONE Play games like letter recognition, “dragging and dropping” letters to spell a word, a memory game with letters and pictures and associating words with pictures. This will help a child to become more associated with the alphabet. As your children’s skills improve, the game gets more challenging, but still manages to be fun and engaging! Children stay motivated by winning rewards as they progress through the game and the unique storyline keeps them involved and having fun right up until the end. MULTIPLE LANGUAGES The game comes with a dozen languages, so it also offers the opportunity to learn foreign languages. ***************************************** Key features: ◦ Five exciting alphabet games with Lola Panda ◦ Alphabets available in many different languages ◦ Upper and lower case letters ◦ High-quality graphics and fun animations ◦ Easy-to-use game design ◦ Progress Tracker function lets you follow child’s learning progress ******************* Check out also our other Learn-to-Read games: ◦ If Lola's Alphabet Train is too easy then you should check out Lola’s ABC Party to learn tones and words. ◦ Learn to Read with Lola - Rhyming Word Jungle is perfect for kids who think Lola’s Alphabet Train and Lola's ABC Party are too easy, but who cannot yet read fluently. ******************* Other popular Kids iOS games: - Lola's World - Lola’s Math Train - Lola Panda's Math Train 2 - Lola's ABC Party 2 - I Spy with Lola - Lola’s Beach Puzzle - Lola's Math Ship - Lola’s Fruity Sudoku FOLLOW US on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lola_Panda LIKE US on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lolapanda
Pengrun
Control a penguin and navigate a world to survive for as long as possible. Experience endless running gameplay with a charming arctic theme. Test your reflexes and see how far you can go.
- Penguin character control
- Survival gameplay
- Endless running mechanics
- Arctic environment
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Welcome to Pengrun! Run around as a Penguin and survive as long as you can!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pengrun at 100% against Lola's Alphabet Train's 43%. Pengrun also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.3). Lola's Alphabet Train's advantage is chart position (#168 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Pengrun is free to download; Lola's Alphabet Train costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pengrun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Lola's Alphabet Train's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pengrun's.
Lola's Alphabet Train ships an update every 2 months, Pengrun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lola's Alphabet Train | Pengrun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #168 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 311 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | BeiZ | Calen McCann |
Customer experience
Lola's Alphabet Train
Pengrun
In-app purchases
Lola's Alphabet Train
No in-app purchases
Pengrun
No in-app purchases
Questions
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